sediment
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Take Lough Neagh – by scientists' estimation, approximately four decades' worth of phosphorus, the nutrient that stimulates growth, are stored in its sediment.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The absence of sediment across that roughly 2,000-year period indicates that water no longer covered parts of the lake basins.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Environmentalists say the wall will accelerate erosion elsewhere while starving the neighboring salt marsh of sediment, hurting wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"It was a smooth surface, and almost concave. That's not how sediment normally fills in, and I kept seeing it in multiple specimens. I was like, 'Okay, there's something weird here,'" he says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The primary diver descends through the dark and cold until he hits bottom, stirring up a thick cloud of silt and sediment.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Vocabulary lists containing sediment
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Can You Dig It? Words for Dirt and Soil
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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